The University of Maryland is a Research Extensive University. The campus is ideally situated on a metro line that serves the Washington, DC area and is in close proximity to many federal institutes/agencies and departments.

The MA-RE Institute is the leading marine research organisation in Africa. The Institute's principal focus is research, which underpins its teaching, training, capacity development & consultancy activities.

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields.

Within Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), the Chair of Water Resource Management does research on river basin management, environmental monitoring, remote sensing, irrigation, drainage, and urban water management.

The University of Reading is ranked as one of the UK’s 10 most research-intensive universities and as one of the top 200 universities in the world. We enjoy a world-class reputation for teaching, research and enterprise.

Funded through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the stream programme offers a four year postgraduate programme of training and research leading to an EngD degree, and is delivered by five collaborating universities.

The EEWRC will be an important research resource for the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa and a gateway between the EU and the region. The Cyprus Institute’s EEWRC, located in Cyprus closely collaborates with the MIT Energy & Environment Lab.